The Dillon tribune., 1887-11-25
JOHN SCHUYLER CROSBY DIDN'T
STEAL THE DIAMONDS.

.Acclimated Montanians by refreshing
their memories will remember Hi. cX.Ex.
eelency, John Schuyler Crosby, who the
late Republican President Arthur dug up
on the banks oi creek in sunny Italy and
sent out to this Territory to rule over US
Montanians. John Schuyler, 1; ward Re.
publican boss, came to Montana with his
carpet. bag and opened Governors shop
at Helena, and asked his Montana subjects
to fall down and worship him. John Schuy.
4er ruled for time in the land of Montana,
and his fame as a bouncer of the one horse
postmasters in Montana was exceedingly
great. John Schuyler was chum Of Pres.
ident Arthur, and all John Schuyler had
to do was to hold up his first finger and
Republican postmaster was knocked out in
gify-in fact, he was kind of an e>-oN;.
.'io Postmaster General while he stayed in
Montana, and he was holy terror to the
onehorse postmaster who incurred hispe
sonal or official wrath. John Schuyler,
as before stated, was ward politician be.
fore he came out here to run the Republi.
cans Of Montana. John Schuyler got
along admirably for a trae in bossing the
distracted Republican elements Of the Ter.
ritory. The right and left Republican
wings for time almost adored the mighty
John Schuyler Crosby save and except
Colonel Sanders, whose political hate for
John Schuyler was as intense as the Col.
onel's love Is for the Hon. Sam Word
There is tide in the affairs of mighty
snen that runs completely out and leaves
them only animate monuments Of departed
glory. 1t happened to John Schuyler at
the Bozeman Convention which was call
ed to send Arthur delegates to the Chica
go Convention. John Schuyler's ward
tactics came within one Of scooping the
Blainc Republicans Of Montana who were
overwhelmingly in the MAJORITY, outside
OF the manipulators Of the delegates in
that Boze,nan Convention. John Schuyler
Gun in the Hon. Lee Mantle. OF Butte, as
an Arthur delegate. Then there came a
break in the Bcavcrhead County delegation
an Col Sanders, Blaine man, got there
by one majority. John Schuyler was
wrathy over the divided result of the Eozc.
snan Convention and it is stated that he
threatened to do the Beaverhead delegate
np Brown. But as the delegate alluded to
owned nice Horse Prairie ranch and a
big band Of sheep he didn't appear to care
a continental for the political wrath Of John
Schuyler Crosby. Shortly after John
Schuyler packed his carpet bag, and sEak.
ing the dust of Montana off Of his avor.
eupois proportions John Schuyler returned
10 the bosom Of his chum. At Washing
ton, in the tail end Of President Arthur's
administration, he got the job Of Firs: AS
sistant Postmaster General. When Ar
thur went out Crosby went out also. He
has laid quiet for long time. 1t isqute
probable that the Republicans Of Mon.
eana would not have seen the name Of
their once powerful chieftain in Montana
pr'nts again but for the reported $4,000
aiamond robbery in which the name OF ex
Governor Crosby got mixed up. 1twould
nave heen burning shame on the rank
and file of the Republican party OF Mon.
sana-who loved Crosby with devotion
deeper than an artesian wcll-if he came
.otout of this diamond robbery case as in
saocent as w.born babe. We are glad thai
John Schuyler is innocent. In support OF
sh's assertion VIC quote the following
Washington special dispatch of recen
Date to prove Crosby's innocence:
Last winter social circles were startled
ny the publication Of paragraph which an
bounced that a well-known society lad'
mad been robbed of set of diamonds val
oed at $4,000, the robber being said to bs
q well kno,.,. ...;.... .~.. In a Can. dav,